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Submitted: 2/15/21 • Approved: 4/10/21 • Last Updated: 4/13/21 • R389642-G0-S3
March 17, 1887 - December 4, 1937
*Obituary
Ernest Roberts Dies Saturday at Home at Hamilton Chapel
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Ernest Roberts, age 51, died at the Roberts family home in the Hamilton Chapel community Saturday and was buried in the community cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev. L. E. Strickland officiating. Mr. Roberts had been in bad health for several years.
Ernest Roberts was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Roberts, and was one of 15 children born to them, 7 boys and 8 girls. He is survived by 6 brothers and 4 sisters, as follows: E. T., Charley and George Roberts of Rockdale; Lee Roberts of Thrall; Ira Roberts of El Paso; Wilbur Roberts of Dallas; Mrs. Anna Joiner, Mrs. Lula Yarbrough and Mrs. Nettie Chaddock of Rockdale, and Mrs. Clara Davidson of Hale Center. All were present for the funeral except Ira Roberts and Mrs. Davidson.
The Rockdale Reporter(Rockdale, Texas), 09 Dec 1937, Thu, Page 1
Family Members
Parents
Leroy W. Roberts
1844-1931
Susan E. Brown Roberts
1852-1923
Siblings
Anna Joiner
1871-1954
Edmond Turner Roberts
1874-1952
Charles L. Roberts
1875-1954
Lee Roberts
1877-1945
Lula Roberts Yarbrough
1879-1950
George Roberts
1880-1941
Nettie Chaddock
1884-1940
Clara Roberts Davison
1889-1967
Ira Roberts
1893-1978
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